Improvement in ticket-holders



W. U. IBOHM. TICKET-HOLDER. No.176,272. Patented April 18, 1876.

N- PEIERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPNER, WASHINGTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT()FFIGE.

WILLIAM U. BOHM, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TICKET-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,272, dated April18, 1876; application filed a September 29, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM U. BoHM, of

v the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, haveinvented an Improved Ticket- Holder for Passengers on Railway-Cars, &c.;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters marked thereon.

This invention relates to an improved deice for holding tickets onpassenger-cars; and it consists in forming, out of a single strip ofmetal, a holderl provided with a springback and a stop, so that only oneticket can be presented at a time.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my-invention I willproceed to fully describe it.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the strip of metal of which theholder is composed; Fig. 2, an end View of the holder; Fig. 3, a backview.

A represents a fiat strip of metal, in which is cut an oval opening, b,to enable the ticket, when placed in the holder, to be pushedfor; wardby the finger. The plate is cut away on both sides from the center toone'end, and lips or projections 0 0 are left at the ends of the plate,to provide a stop for the tickets and a guard for the finger when theholder is formed. The holder is formed by bending the reduced portion ofthe plate over the main part, and turning up the edges d d of the body,which incloses the reduced part and forms a movable spring or clamp, 0,against the back of the ticket, which holds them in place The Up orprojection c is attached to the body or main portion of the holder, andis bent inward at right angles, which forms a stop, so that only oneticket can he pushed out or forward at a time. The point or lip c is.onthe end of the spring, and is bent downward, which serves as a guide orguard for one finger in pushing the ticket forward. In order to place aticket in the holder it is only necessary to push out the spring or back6. By this means an effective and handy ticket-holder is formed at smallcost, and which occupies but little room in the pocket of the passenger.It is easily made of one piece of metal, and may be stamped out with adie.

When coupons are used the Whole ticket need not be withdrawn from theholder; but only one coupon is presented for the conductor to clip orcut off.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A ticket-holder formed from a single strip of metal and having thesprings, opening I),

and stop 0,. substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

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